2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon
The Women's Marathon event at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 23, 2009, in the streets of Berlin, Germany. The race started at 11:15h local time.
Medalists
| Gold | PR China (CHN)
|
| Silver |  Yoshimi OzakiJapan (JPN) |
| Bronze |  Aselefech MergiaEthiopia (ETH) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| World record |  Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
|
2:15:25 | London, Great Britain | 13 April 2003 |
Championship record
|
Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
|
2:20:57 | Helsinki, Finland | 14 August 2005 |
| World leading |  Irina Mikitenko (GER)
|
2:22:11 | London, Great Britain | 26 April 2009 |
| African record |  Catherine Ndereba (KEN)
|
2:18:47 | Chicago, United States | 7 October 2001 |
| Asian record | Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)
|
2:19:12 | Berlin, Germany | 25 September 2005 |
| North American record |  Deena Kastor (USA)
|
2:19:36 | London, Great Britain | 23 April 2006 |
| South American record |  Carmem de Oliveira (BRA)
|
2:27:41 | Boston, United States | 18 April 1994 |
| European record | Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
|
2:15:25 | London, Great Britain | 13 April 2003 |
| Oceanian record |  Benita Johnson (AUS)
|
2:22:36 | Chicago, United States | 22 October 2006 |
Qualification standards
| Standard |
|---|
| 2:43:00 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| August 23, 2009 | 11:15 | Final |
Intermediates
| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km | Epiphanie Nyirabarame |
 Rwanda |
17:42 |
| 10 km | Epiphanie Nyirabarame |
Rwanda |
35:03 |
| 15 km | Zhou Chunxiu |  China |
52:10 |
| 20 km | Dire Tune | Ethiopia |
1:09:47 |
| Half Marathon | Nailiya Yulamanova |  Russia |
1:13:39 |
| 25 km | Nailiya Yulamanova | Russia |
1:27:31 |
| 30 km | Nailiya Yulamanova | Russia |
1:44:33 |
| 35 km | Bai Xue | China |
2:01:04 |
| 40 km | Aselefech Mergia | Ethiopia |
2:18:10 |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bai Xue |  China (CHN) |
2:25:15 | SB |
 |
Yoshimi Ozaki |  Japan (JPN) |
2:25:25 | SB |
 |
Aselefech Mergia |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
2:25:32 | |
| 4 | Zhou Chunxiu | China (CHN) |
2:25:39 | SB |
| 5 | Zhu Xiaolin | China (CHN) |
2:26:08 | SB |
| 6 | Marisa Barros |  Portugal (POR) |
2:26:50 | |
| 7 | Yuri Kano |
Japan (JPN) |
2:26:57 | SB |
| 8 | Alevtina Biktimirova |  Russia (RUS) |
2:27:39 | SB |
| 9 | Kara Goucher |  United States (USA) |
2:27:48 | SB |
| 10 | Desireé Davila |
United States (USA) |
2:27:53 | PB |
| 11 | Julia Mumbi Muraga |  Kenya (KEN) |
2:28:59 | SB |
| 12 | Sun Weiwei | China (CHN) |
2:29:39 | SB |
| 13 | Yoshiko Fujinaga | Japan (JPN) |
2:29:53 | |
| 14 | Svetlana Zakharova |
Russia (RUS) |
2:29:55 | |
| 15 | Bezunesh Bekele | Ethiopia (ETH) |
2:30:03 | |
| 16 | Sabrina Mockenhaupt |  Germany (GER) |
2:30:07 | SB |
| 17 | Lisa Jane Weightman |  Australia (AUS) |
2:30:42 | PB |
| 18 | Živilė Balčiūnaitė |  Lithuania (LTU) |
2:31:06 | SB |
| 19 | Kim Kum-Ok |
 North Korea (PRK) |
2:31:24 | |
| 20 | Irene Limika | Kenya (KEN) |
2:31:29 | |
| 21 | Lidia Șimon |  Romania (ROM) |
2:32:03 | |
| 22 | Dire Tune | Ethiopia (ETH) |
2:32:42 | |
| 23 | Beata Naigambo |  Namibia (NAM) |
2:33:05 | PB |
| 24 | Alessandra Aguilar |  Spain (ESP) |
2:33:38 | |
| 25 | Epiphanie Nyirabarame |
 Rwanda (RWA) |
2:33:59 | NR |
| 26 | Atsede Baysa |
Ethiopia (ETH) |
2:36:04 | |
| 27 | Tera Moody | United States (USA) |
2:36:39 | SB |
| 28 | Olga Glok | Russia (RUS) |
2:36:57 | |
| 29 | Paige Higgins |
United States (USA) |
2:37:11 | SB |
| 30 | Yukiko Akaba | Japan (JPN) |
2:37:43 | |
| 31 | Lyubov Morgunova | Russia (RUS) |
2:38:23 | |
| 32 | Jong Yong-Ok |
North Korea (PRK) |
2:38:29 | |
| 33 | Susanne Hahn | Germany (GER) |
2:38:39 | |
| 34 | Mary Davis |  New Zealand (NZL) |
2:38:48 | PB |
| 35 | Tara Quinn-Smith |  Canada (CAN) |
2:39:19 | SB |
| 36 | Risper Jemeli Kimaiyo | Kenya (KEN) |
2:39:23 | |
| 37 | Patrizia Morceli |  Switzerland (SUI) |
2:39:37 | |
| 38 | Sun Suk Yun |  South Korea (KOR) |
2:39:56 | |
| 39 | Judith Ramírez |  Mexico (MEX) |
2:40:18 | |
| 40 | Fiona Docherty | New Zealand (NZL) |
2:40:18 | PB |
| 41 | Un Suk Phyo | North Korea (PRK) |
2:40:39 | |
| 42 | Adriana Aparecida da Silva | Brazil (BRA) |
2:40:54 | PB |
| 43 | Shireen Crumpton | New Zealand (NZL) |
2:41:31 | SB |
| 44 | Tanith Maxwell |  South Africa (RSA) |
2:41:48 | SB |
| 45 | Annemette Aagaard |  Denmark (DEN) |
2:42:03 | SB |
| 46 | Martha Komu | Kenya (KEN) |
2:42:14 | SB |
| 47 | Chol Sun Kim | North Korea (PRK) |
2:42:18 | |
| 48 | Patricia Lossouarn |  France (FRA) |
2:42:40 | |
| 49 | Laurence Klein | France (FRA) |
2:42:47 | |
| 50 | Zoila Gómez | United States (USA) |
2:42:49 | SB |
| 51 | Remalda Kergyte |
Lithuania (LTU) |
2:45:28 | SB |
| 52 | Park Ho-sun | South Korea (KOR) |
2:47:16 | |
| 53 | Stephanie Briand | France (FRA) |
2:48:16 | |
| 54 | Yamna Oubouhou | France (FRA) |
2:50:02 | SB |
| 55 | Hilaria Johannes |
Namibia (NAM) |
2:50:19 | SB |
| 56 | Sandra Ruales |  Ecuador (ECU) |
2:50:36 | |
| 57 | Jane Suuto |  Uganda (UGA) |
2:52:44 | |
| 58 | Cécile Moynot | France (FRA) |
2:54:21 | |
| 59 | Nuţa Olaru |
Romania (ROM) |
3:00:59 | |
| Nailiya Yulamanova | Russia (RUS) |
(2:27:08) | DQ (doping) | |
| Magdaliní Gazéa |  Greece (GRE) |
DQ [1] | ||
| Maria Zeferina Baldaia | Brazil (BRA) |
DNF | ||
| Robe Guta | Ethiopia (ETH) |
DNF | ||
| Ulrike Maisch | Germany (GER) |
DNF | ||
Luminița Zaituc |
Germany (GER) |
DNF | ||
| Yeoryía Abatzídou | Greece (GRE) |
DNF | ||
Helena Loshanyang Kirop |
Kenya (KEN) |
DNF | ||
Victoria Poludina |
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) |
DNF | ||
Lee Sun-Young |
South Korea (KOR) |
DNF | ||
| Dulce María Rodríguez | Mexico (MEX) |
DNF | ||
Luvsanlkhundeg Otgonbayar |
 Mongolia (MGL) |
DNF | ||
| Clara Morales |  Chile (CHI) |
DNS | ||
Luminiţa Talpoş |
Romania (ROM) |
DNS |
See also
References
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